Gap Hautes-Alpes Football Club (Occitan ''Gap Auts-Aups''; commonly referred to as simply Gap) was a French semi-professional
association football
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club based in
Gap, the
capital city
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of the
Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes (; ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population ...
department. The club was formed in 1970 as a result of a merger between ''Sporting Club Olympique Gapençais'' (founded in 1962) and ''CSL Louis Jean'' (founded in 1969). In the club's last season of play in 2011–12, the senior team finished bottom of the
Championnat de France amateur Group C, the fourth level of
French football. The club achieved promotion to the
Championnat National
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following the
2009–10 season. On 29 May 2000, Gap changed its name to its current version. Gap played its home matches at the Stade Municipal de Gap located within the commune. The team was last managed by Patrick Bruzzichessi.
In June 2012, the club was dissolved, having gone into receivership in December 2011 with debts of around €700,000. The following month a new club named Gap Foot 05, playing at the tenth tier of the French football pyramid, was formed.
Honours
*
Championnat de France amateur
**''Champions'' (1):
2010
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*
Championnat de France amateur 2
**''Champions'' (1): 2003
*Division d'Honneur (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
**''Champions'' (1): 2001
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.gap-hafc.com/
Gap
Association football clubs established in 1970
Association football clubs disestablished in 2012
1970 establishments in France
2012 disestablishments in France
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